Fire damages Mount Hope house

San Diego  A house was damaged by fire on Denby Street in the Mount Hope neighborhood of southeastern San Diego Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said.

The fire was reported about 1:20 p.m. at a single-story house near Market Street, a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department dispatcher said.

When firefighters got there they saw heavy black smoke pouring out of the attic. They got most of the flames doused within 10 minutes. Most of the fire was burning inside a wall, a fire spokesman said.

The Red Cross was asked to help one or more residents, and investigators were trying to determine the cause of the blaze. No injuries were reported.